BULL!!!

Dear Readers,  we have a young dexter bull, about 7months old and weighing around 500lbs. He is 'Dun Bar'  our 2nd herd bull, we have another older one, Chaco. Dun Bar is also dehorned as we thought this would make him a bit more docile, of which the dexter breed is a very docile breed in nature. Dun Bar has always liked to play with the feeder, which is a metal frame with a plastic liner attached by screws. We had the feeder attached with wire to metal post but he soon rubbed it off them. so we attached it to the cattle fencing. He worked long enough through the weeks that he also tore it off the fence. We have been pressed for time with other things, that we did not get to attaching it again, so Dun Bar has been eating with the feeder free standing. He had pushed the liner almost out of the frame, it was hanging in by one lone screw. Husband had gotten frustrated at Dun Bar's constant playing with it, watching him some days butting his head all over the feeder that he said, "I hope he gets stuck in it."  Well, we must watch what we say for we may get what is spoken. Yes, today Dun Bar got stuck in the feeder and went wild, jumping the cross fence from one pasture to the other. The feeder caught on his hips, he ran wildly, dragging the feeder, until he became tired. He finally stopped, we went out to see about him, and the only thing we thought would work is if we had a way to tranquilize him to be able to cut the frame off him. We know of a woman who has vet skills, though she is not one, and access to such equipment, so we called her but she was not home. After a while, I told husband we must pray and ask God to work the happening to get that frame off this bull. We did, came back to the house and began evening chores. I continued to give it to God, and it was not long, husband came in the house and said, 'Dun Bar is free, he is out of the frame.'  I praised the Lord for his work. Husband went and took the feeder frame and liner out of the pasture. Dun Bar has a few cuts, is very tired, but o.k.  I told husband think before you speak from now on. ")  Dun Bar will eat off the ground from now on.

This caused me to think of what many are speaking of when the poo hits the fan and there is not an avenue of the normal means to get help,  what will you do, are you prepared? We have had a few things in the last several months finding ourselves in this position, and each time when the normal avenue was not there, we have prayed and God has answered each time. He is faithful in all things of our lives, big, little and inbetween.  I am thankful.

Farm life, gotta love it.

In Joy